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., <br />• .:,.~;. <br />• :~ <br /> MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />I <br /> + <br />~ <br /> Developments. <br />• This Leasing Compar>yy is operatiry; the Little Clara <br />"'r Lease through the Moffat Tunnel. The charges dos haulirsg <br /> ore out of the tunnel and to the ore house is $1.00 <br />er <br /> p <br />car <br /> and that of waste SOj! per car. -The work is carried on at <br /> the presont.time about 50 feel above the tunnel leval in <br /> a stops <br />on tine Little Clara Claim one mile from~ortal of the t <br /> unnel. <br /> It is all in Virgin grouard. The building cover the enLranae <br /> •~ and are all wood. The method' of ore <br />~ aoztraction <br /> is overhand st•oping. Macixine drills are usod;' they <br />ar• <br /> , <br />e <br />~ <br />~~.•~ Sergeant and Sullivan Air drills. The method mnployed <br /> oi' timbering are stalls. It is fair. The character <br /> of the ttarbera; are Red and 'whitey spruce and they are <br /> Prepared by hand. The condition of the timbers is good. Trie; <br /> ~ ore is wheoled into the chutes and hauled to the surface <br /> by mules. The cars are of 'the Mine ~ Smelter Supply <br /> CO's. make;capacdty one ton, Trackage is 30~ T, rails <br />i <br /> i and lf3 inch gauge. <br /> Ventilat`jon is obtained by connections wi°th the <br /> Collie shaft and the Mary M~ Kinney workings. It ie <br /> insufficient at ti•nea as there are carbonic sac id. gases met with. <br /> All the old timers have been removed from•the ' <br /> tinder-ground workings. The method of lightiing under • <br /> ground is hY means of caadles and e~leetric lights. <br />/ .~. <br /> <br />.. '-' .J. <br />,,~ I <br />s-`. <br />r'• <br />_,: <br />